Housing Benefit

Housing Benefit may be able to pay your rent, although it will not generally meet any service charge. If you are a private tenant we will only pay up to a rent level that is at or below the local average.  Housing Benefit is a means tested benefit, which means we will need to know about all your income and capital in order to see if you are entitled. If you have over £16,000 savings you will not be entitled, unless you receive the guarantee element of Pension Credit.

To find out if you may be entitled, please call 0845 345 0310. We will do a calculation over the phone, so please have details of your income, capital, rent and Council Tax available when you call. If you are likely to qualify, we can arrange for someone to collect the evidence if you need this.


Call KBP as soon as possible – if you don’t, you might lose out on some money.